EU-27: Bovines slaughtered (tons)

This page contains the data on the tons of bovines slaughtered in the European Union, in terms of carcass weight. The data are collected on a monthly basis and divided by EU country.

In addition to providing complete and accurate information, the page aims to rightly place Italy within the European context and to encourage the comparison with the other main producing countries of bovines meat.

The first two graphs highlight the share of the single Countries on the total slaughterings of in EU-27, and the the main changes that occurred during the current year.

The tables below report the annual and monthly data on slaughters in EU countries: to obtain the monthly data, simply click on the chosen year in the table header;to access further details on each country, click on the country of interest.

Furthermore, the following entries are made available for the European Union and for each country:

VIEW SLAUGHTERS
in number of heads
  • To view the monthly data, click on the chosen year on the table header
  • To access further details for each Country, click on the Country of interest.
EU-27: Bovine Slaughtered ( Tons)
Country 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023 Var % Period
Austria 226.110 233.460 229.600 218.370 213.750 210.120 - - - -
Belgium 281.540 277.330 263.760 254.520 247.140 238.140 38.030 37.290 -1,9% Jan - Feb '23
Bulgaria 7.430 7.220 5.490 6.240 7.110 7.040 - - - -
Cyprus 8.310 5.280 5.620 4.650 5.900 5.500 - - - -
Croatia 42.200 43.780 45.430 43.370 43.180 41.230 - - - -
Denmark 124.000 129.200 124.600 121.200 122.200 119.000 - - - -
Estonia 9.010 8.570 8.570 8.910 8.700 8.220 680 800 +17,6% Jan '23
Finland 85.410 86.480 87.180 86.510 85.670 83.980 6.770 7.560 +11,7% Jan '23
France 1.442.170 1.460.000 1.428.470 1.434.590 1.424.330 1.361.320 109.000 111.980 +2,7% Jan '23
Germany 1.124.000 1.102.000 1.106.000 1.090.000 1.072.050 981.970 - - - -
Greece 44.120 39.650 33.460 34.710 33.030 35.540 - - - -
Ireland 617.040 622.560 619.810 633.390 594.510 621.410 47.360 49.470 +4,5% Jan '23
Italy 756.420 809.230 779.810 732.270 747.880 747.230 - - - -
Latvia 16.760 15.870 14.780 14.510 15.530 14.530 1.160 1.210 +4,3% Jan '23
Lithuania 40.890 40.280 42.450 41.750 43.700 42.300 - - - -
Luxembourg 9.560 9.880 10.200 10.240 10.500 9.720 760 770 +1,3% Jan '23
Malta 1.110 1.080 1.020 1.160 1.040 1.030 180 180 - Jan - Feb '23
Netherlands 438.880 459.210 424.310 432.850 429.650 421.520 - - - -
Poland 558.570 564.730 560.470 559.400 555.120 540.600 - - - -
Portugal 91.120 93.780 92.040 97.790 102.990 103.780 7.540 7.090 -6,0% Jan '23
Czech Republic 67.710 71.580 72.890 72.520 72.560 68.580 5.780 5.850 +1,2% Jan '23
Romania 59.140 49.940 43.550 32.200 36.190 35.620 3.030 2.480 -18,2% Jan '23
Slovakia 7.800 8.130 8.270 7.940 9.030 7.780 - - - -
Slovenia 35.800 34.870 35.740 36.510 37.560 36.060 - - - -
Spain 643.860 669.010 695.190 677.750 717.890 733.920 - - - -
Sweden 132.070 136.870 139.670 141.010 135.800 135.240 10.450 11.060 +5,8% Jan '23
Hungary 27.220 29.160 29.750 28.080 28.930 25.690 2.200 2.140 -2,7% Jan '23
TOTAL EU 6.898.250 7.009.150 6.908.130 6.822.440 6.801.940 6.637.070 - - - -
% change on the previous year +1,6% -1,4% -1,2% -0,3% -2,4%      
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Source: Eurostat

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